NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-3B-1, 1984
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-3B-1. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1966 | 22 |
| 1967 | 18 |
| 1968 | 19 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1984
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181028', '118103A'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1984
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181028', '118103A'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CHI84LA401Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B1 · Miss.Pal.St.Pk, ILThe helicopter experienced a total loss of power aprx 2 minutes after takeoff. The plt performed an autorotation into trees as no suitable landing area was available. The 2 passengers on board stated the plt did not visually check the fuel quantity before…NTSB CHI84LA232Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G · Fairfax, MNThe helicopter plt turned at the end of a spray run & the acft collided with a power line. He said that because of a quartering tailwind, the helicopter was in a nose high attitude & the tail rotor hit a wire. The plt was able to make an autorotation after…NTSB DEN84LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Ogden, UTThe plt took off from a mountainous work site to return to salt lake city, UT. The wx was clear at the work site (elevation 6700 ft), but there was fog below. After encountering the fog, the plt hovered with a slow forward speed over snow covered terrain. A…